Deauthenticate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Deauthenticate is a verb meaning (transitive) To reject as authentic; to falsify or disprove.
Meaning
(transitive) To reject as authentic; to falsify or disprove.
More Meanings
- (transitive, computing) To revoke the authentication of; to cause no longer to be authenticated.
Example Sentences
In the hand of what person soever it be alleged by the witness to be, a case may happen in which it may be material (though at the expense of a distinct enquiry) to authenticate or deauthenticate it by ulterior evidence.
Word Forms
- deauthenticates
- deauthenticating
- deauthenticated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disauthorize, disauthorise, disverify, delegitimize, disaccredit, repudiate.
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